"Provisions of Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure having serious ramifications qua the right of the accused concerning his presence in the criminal trial proceedings
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"Keeping the accused behind bars is nothing but amounts to pre-trial conviction and therefore, considering the celebrated principle of bail jurisprudence is that 'bail is
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"A person released on bail is already in constructive custody of law and if the law requires him to come back to custody for some
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"A lie spoken a thousand times does not become the truth, just as intimidation clothed as legitimate criticism does not become immune from the law of
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"Suppresio veri suggestio falsi would disentitle a party from obtaining discretionary relief. Even if a party has some semblance of a legal right, but its
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"Mere failure on the part of the Appellant to deposit the amount... cannot in the facts of the present case, operate to non-suit the Appellant or deprive
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"Insurance Company failed to prove that there is no driving license to the driver of the offending vehicle. Therefore, this Court finds that the 2nd respondent -
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"This was, thus, not a case of mere reference to an earlier agreement but a case where the parties to the later contract clearly intended to
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"Discrepancies and inconsistencies in the testimony of a related or interested witness will have to be viewed in such context, and more particularly when other
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"Passed-out students cannot be allowed the benefit of a windfall or a bonanza merely by dint of the interim orders passed by this Court... it
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" Appellant, if unsuitable for appointment, could not have been recommended even on a contract basis for a period of twelve months. To justify a
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"If the Detaining Authority had been really and genuinely satisfied after proper application of mind... it would have acted with greater promptitude in securing the
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"Mere existence of a civil dispute, contractual relationship, or availability or invocation of civil remedies such as arbitration, recovery proceedings, settlement, or repayment does not by
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"State as a model employer, should not deal with its employee in such a manner and intentionally delaying the process of absorption, just to disentitle them to
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"Chapter-VA of the AAI Act is a complete code... resolution of disputes relating to eviction of the Petitioners cannot be resolved through arbitration, both on
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"Death of deceased is culpable homicide caused by the accused, but the same falls under the exceptions, partly covered by Exception 1 and partly by Exception 4
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"Test under Section 12-A is not whether the prayer for the urgent interim relief actually comes to be allowed or not, but whether on an examination
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"Notwithstanding anything contained in this Sanhita or in any other law for the time being in force, when a person declared as a proclaimed offender... has
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"Any suppression, concealment or selective disclosure of such material facts amounts to an abuse of the process of law and strikes at the very root of
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"Since the accused-appellant was not confronted with the conclusions of the FSL report regarding the matching of the DNA in the statements under Section 313
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"This was, thus, not a case of mere reference to an earlier agreement but a case where the parties to the later contract clearly intended to
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"Discrepancies and inconsistencies in the testimony of a related or interested witness will have to be viewed in such context, and more particularly when other
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"Passed-out students cannot be allowed the benefit of a windfall or a bonanza merely by dint of the interim orders passed by this Court... it
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" Appellant, if unsuitable for appointment, could not have been recommended even on a contract basis for a period of twelve months. To justify a
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"But we do not think that the notional income of a student undergoing a Degree course in Engineering from a premier institute should be taken
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"Ability to understand and be understood in one’s own language is not a matter of convenience, but a matter of existential rights, for comprehension must
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"Ability to understand and be understood in one’s own language is not a matter of convenience, but a matter of existential rights, for comprehension must
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"Direction not to file the charge sheet in reference of judgment in the case of Pradnya Pranjal Kulkarni is wholly unjust as the facts are
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"Signed order is what embodies the final unalterable opinion of the Court, it is the only version of the Court’s order which is reached after multiple
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"A well-educated and professionally qualified woman cannot be expected to be confined within the rigid boundaries of matrimonial obligations alone. Marriage does not eclipse her
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"Methodology for working out the ‘average sale price’ under Section 26(1)(b), as set out in Explanations 1 to 4 thereunder, does not permit placing reliance on
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"It is a well-settled principle of accounting and law that profit is the surplus that remains after all the expenses have been deducted from the
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"Filing of such appeal, without even applying for a certified copy of the order sought to be impugned, practically meant that there was no filing of
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"Discrepancy in billing appears to be more of an inadvertence, than a case of dishonest intention on part of the hospital. We are of the opinion
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"Regulation 10 does not vest any power or right in the hands of a delinquent officer/employee to either insist or ask for joint or common
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"Power to set aside election results vests exclusively with the Prescribed Authority, and once it has become functus officio, such power cannot be exercised thereafter,"
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"If the alleged offence takes place within the four corners of the wall where members of the public are not present, then it cannot be
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"'Intent to cause alarm' is a pivotal aspect and consideration to judge whether the offence of criminal intimidation is made out or not. In the
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"Our legal system has always laid emphasis on value, weight and quality of evidence rather than on quantity, multiplicity or plurality of witnesses. It is,
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"Bench must adopt a somewhat ‘parental’ temperament; it cannot lose sight of the fact that legal practice can be immensely high-stakes. Accountability is paramount, but
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"Provisions of Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure having serious ramifications qua the right of the accused concerning his presence in the criminal trial proceedings
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"Keeping the accused behind bars is nothing but amounts to pre-trial conviction and therefore, considering the celebrated principle of bail jurisprudence is that 'bail is
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"A person released on bail is already in constructive custody of law and if the law requires him to come back to custody for some
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"A lie spoken a thousand times does not become the truth, just as intimidation clothed as legitimate criticism does not become immune from the law of
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"Suppresio veri suggestio falsi would disentitle a party from obtaining discretionary relief. Even if a party has some semblance of a legal right, but its
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"Mere failure on the part of the Appellant to deposit the amount... cannot in the facts of the present case, operate to non-suit the Appellant or deprive
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"Insurance Company failed to prove that there is no driving license to the driver of the offending vehicle. Therefore, this Court finds that the 2nd respondent -
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"If the Detaining Authority had been really and genuinely satisfied after proper application of mind... it would have acted with greater promptitude in securing the
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"Mere existence of a civil dispute, contractual relationship, or availability or invocation of civil remedies such as arbitration, recovery proceedings, settlement, or repayment does not by
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"State as a model employer, should not deal with its employee in such a manner and intentionally delaying the process of absorption, just to disentitle them to
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"Chapter-VA of the AAI Act is a complete code... resolution of disputes relating to eviction of the Petitioners cannot be resolved through arbitration, both on
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"Death of deceased is culpable homicide caused by the accused, but the same falls under the exceptions, partly covered by Exception 1 and partly by Exception 4
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"Test under Section 12-A is not whether the prayer for the urgent interim relief actually comes to be allowed or not, but whether on an examination
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"Notwithstanding anything contained in this Sanhita or in any other law for the time being in force, when a person declared as a proclaimed offender... has
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"Any suppression, concealment or selective disclosure of such material facts amounts to an abuse of the process of law and strikes at the very root of
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"Since the accused-appellant was not confronted with the conclusions of the FSL report regarding the matching of the DNA in the statements under Section 313
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"Registration of a document no doubt is notice to the whole world but that can be rebutted by the person by proving the actual date
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"There is a cleavage of opinion considering the view taken by the Division Bench in the case of M/s. Colorcon Asia Pvt. Ltd. and the view taken
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"It is by now well settled that the provision of section 53A operates only as a shield and not as a sword which can be
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"Argument that technical qualification alone created a vested right to selection is misconceived. Qualification at one stage merely entitles participation in subsequent evaluation, it does not
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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